| Heh heh, just to show how different people respond differently-
While I fully agree with Rlockyer's advice, the best thing for *me* is to do my cardio about three hours before I lift (get up, cardio, shower, breakfast, post here, lift). It's just the way things have worked out best for me in my situation. I do cut back the cardio by a few minutes on leg day though. But I readily admit that this is not as commonly well-tolerated as doing the weight work first.
I don't like to go more than two days at the most without a good (i.e., difficult, tougher than my daily hour or two of hiking with the dogs) cardio workout and I do some lifting almost every day. I've found that I always get the most out of my workouts when I do them before I get on with the rest of my day. And I *always* do my cardio first thing after getting up while my blood sugar is still at its "fasting" level. Part of it is psychological, after doing it this way for so many years, if I'm gonna do cardio that day I want to get it out of the way first thing.
Gotta find what works for *you*. Find something you'll stick with for decades, not just weeks. Rlockyer's advice is a great starting point, as many people do seem to run out of energy if they do the cardio first and/or don't match their cardio/weight work just right. |